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lurkingdirk

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It is a thread about working wood.

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bigmark268

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So I hit a thrift shop yesterday I got all 3 for $5 couldn't say no lol. And they are in really good condition.
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BrutulTM

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So I hit a thrift shop yesterday I got all 3 for $5 couldn't say no lol. And they are in really good condition. View attachment 578108
Very cool. I love old tools. I would have bought that stuff in a heartbeat. Especially since it's in great condition. A lot of times when you find old stuff like that you have to get 50 years of rust off of it before you can use it.
 
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I'm surprised it's that cheap. Blacktail Studios sells epoxy slabs for >2x that.
That's not a slab table though. Thats a lamination. The materials are much cheaper and the process is much easier. Creative use of the gear rings.

When you start with a 2-3.5 inch thick, rough sawn, live edge slab or cookie that's 6 ft across, not only is the cost difference on materials 20x more minimum, but you have much more risk with moisture, wood movement, etc. While Blacktail guy is not a top tier wood craftsman, he has definitely mastered the art of epoxy slab tables in Claro Walnut. Ok I'm teasing a bit. His tables are great, well made, and finished with extreme attention to detail. There's a reason for the price difference.

Also, in my opinion that nobody asked for, $12k is high for that table.
 
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Soygen

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I'd almost forgotten what it was like to deal with small businesses. I saw this shooting plane grip on Rob Cosman's shop and thought I'd give it a try having just jacked up a finger squaring boards. Ordered, and then 15 minutes later got a phone call from Rob himself thanking me for my order. It was quite unexpected to hear the YouTube voice on my phone.


Follow-up on this post from last year. It took me an embarrassingly long time to get around to modifying my plane to accommodate this grip (it requires drilling a single stopped hole). Having done so now, it works brilliantly. It's miles more comfortable than trying to grab the edge of the frame body and allows me to apply much more downward pressure on the plane to keep the cut stable and registered against the shooting board. Two thumbs up, I'd definitely recommend if this fits your workflow.

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